Worship
By Mike Barker I’ve had an idea bouncing around in my mind for quite a while now, unformed until recently. For me, this past Sunday was one of those days that you wish hadn’t happened. It was a horrible day. While the details aren’t important, it did cause...
How Heavenly Mother Saved My Life
In this brief post, I want to tell you how Heavenly Mother saved my life, and what it is like to have a relationship with Her. I remember the moment I knew I would never stop using drugs. Despite a beautiful childhood with a loving Mormon family in rural Utah, a...
The LDS Church vs. the Internet
I am currently finishing an undergraduate degree in Religious Studies at the University of Cambridge. I graduated from BYU in 2003, with a Bachelor’s in Marriage, Family, and Human Development. And while I am taking Hebrew, and typical biblical studies curriculum, my...
LDS Scholarship Examined – A Theologian’s Perspective
From the early days of Latter Day Saint history, education was always an important part of the LDS scenario. The 1857 edition of a Welch periodical is proof of this assertion. As religious traditions develop a need to internally examine their teaching often arises. ...
There Is No Need to Buy New Scriptures
“[W]e want to emphasize there is no need to buy new scriptures,” said Elder Neil L. Anderson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles after the release of the 2013 edition of the Standard Works. “The current edition of the scriptures…will continue to serve Latter-day...LGBTQ Mormon Crisis
Two Printable handout for bishops and stake presidents that talks empirically about LGBTQ suicides:
The LGBTQ Mormon Crisis: Responding to the Empirical Research on Suicide
Youth Suicide Rates and Mormon Religious Context: An Additional Empirical Analysis
The Barker Brothers’ Projects
These videos were created for Latter-day Saint parents and allies to voice their love for their LGBT brothers and sisters, sons and daughters. They want to give a message of comfort and support to other parents who are navigating the difficult conflicts that can arise in families around this issue.
“Cogito!” (“I think!”) follows the intellectual adventures of a recovering academic outside the walls of academia.
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